The Shenandoah Raiders will face off against the Lapel Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Shenandoah humbled South Decatur with a 53-22 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Shenandoah's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hayden Hubbard, who picked up 67 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Dylan Parsley was another key back, rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Shenandoah's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jacob Brown and Cash Cowley who racked up four sacks between them. Cowley also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making six total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shenandoah was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 417 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Decatur only gained 257.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Lapel on the road against Frankton on Friday as the team secured a 40-13 victory. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Eagles are ranked 209th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Devin Craig and Rylie Hudson were among the main playmakers for Lapel as the former threw for 350 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.9 yards per attempt and the latter picked up 180 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Brice Burress, who picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Lapel's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Reed Hamilton and Mason Page. With that strong performance, Hamilton is now averaging an impressive 4 total tackles per game. Lapel got some further help from Isaiah Young: he made 15 total tackles.
Shenandoah's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0. As for Lapel, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Shenandoah was taken down by Lapel 42-8 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Shenandoah was down 35-0.
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